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Games of chance

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A game of chance is a game whose outcome is strongly influenced by some randomizing device, and upon which contestants frequently wager money. Common devices used include dice, spinning tops, playing cards, spun wheels, and numbered balls drawn from a container.

Gambling is known in nearly all human societies, even though many have passed laws restricting it. Early people used the knucklebones of sheep as dice. Many people develop a psychological addiction to gambling, and will risk even food and shelter to continue.

The benefit of such a game is that we have to confront ourselfs with rules we may not be able to influence what may result in an early drop out or in fact death. Things that can be hardly trained in reality and we often relate to a higher layer of luck.

• Dice games

• Card games

• Casino games

• Lottery, Bingo, Keno

Related topics

• Game classification

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